John F. Cowell
Deceased Person
1852 – 1915
48 Views
Who was John F. Cowell?
John Francis Cowell was an American botanist. He was the first director of the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. Cowell was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts and studied law in Boston.
Cowell practiced law in St. Paul, Minnesota and moved to Buffalo, New York in 1874. He was a school principal and professor of botany at the University at Buffalo before accepting the position of director of the botanical gardens in 1894.
He died of a heart attack while collecting plants in East Aurora, New York.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Mar 3, 1852
- Also known as
- John Cowell
- Education
- University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
- Lived in
- Buffalo
- Died
- May 1, 1915
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"John F. Cowell." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/john_f_cowell>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this John F. Cowell biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In